Portugal Details

The nation of Portugal shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain, and although it is a member of Europe, it is physically and culturally isolated from the much of the continent, including its Iberian neighbor. Though small and relatively quiet on the global diplomatic stage today, Portugal played a large role in human history throughout the past 1,000 years. It was Portugal that was responsible for launching Europe's quests to discover the New World and other corners of the globe. Home to roughly 10 million people, Portugal is culturally and geographically diverse.